Has Nebraska's Bo Pelini Turned over a New Leaf for 2014?

Nebraska was one of two Big Ten teams to win bowl games this season, so the team and its fans have a right to celebrate. But it appears as though head coach Bo Pelini may have let the party go on a bit too long.

Either that or he has turned over a new leaf and made a New Year's resolution to be less of a curmudgeon.

It all started the night of the BCS National Championship game, when Pelini apparently had a rare moment of funny.

@FauxPelini ok enough is enough... I want my cat back. You've had her long enough!

To say Pelini's pattern of behavior would suggest he's a warm, cuddly and funny guy is a bit much.

In three years of covering the Big Ten, Pelini laughing has happened maybe twice, and getting him to smile during press conferences or other dealings with the media has been a rarity.

However, it appears that Pelini is stepping up his game on Twitter and possibly turning over a new leaf in his public persona.

Perhaps this is all part of his mad, evil-genius plan to take over the Big Ten, though. After all, two obscenity-laced tirades in one year weren't enough to get him fired.

So, maybe letting go of control and showing some more of his personality (don't forget about him doing the Harlem Shake, as well) is his way of making up for all the bad that took place in 2013.

There's no doubt Pelini's funny moments get just as much attention as the bad, and having another head coach in the athletic department that's used humor as a great way to promote his program doesn't hurt either.

Just take a look at the attention Nebraska basketball gets thanks to its quirky and funny head coach, Tim Miles.

He's a guy who doesn't mind being candid and funny, or poking fun at other's in the coaching fraternity:

Me: What coach makes you laugh the most? Nebraska head coach Tim Miles: Welp... Calipari complaining about his team makes me laugh